Posts by richard

Superfast-charging batteries? Whoa there, MIT

paris?

am i the first to ask how many people have had a fast discharge when they saw a paris hilton 'performance'?

ahem...

'Bland' iPod Shuffle gets third-party arty visual update

you've sold me

how much? where? when?

Call of Duty kicks Grand Theft Auto at awards night

cod4 is great

and better than cod5 wow, but i'm hooked again on the adventures of mr niko bellic, terrific entertainment.

Apple 24in iMac (March 2009)

as an apple lover...

the new imac is too pricey! that's it...and shut up about the exchange rate, that's got NOTHING to do with the uk price! idiots! apple are a global company, making profits around the globe not just in one country.

simple really, the imac is too pricey, and will 'put-off' potential switchers, which is a massive error by apple. that's why, after 16 years of using macs, i will be buying a dell running xp later this year. i use one at work and it's fine.

apple have back to the old days of style over substance, a real shame.

Poor pound ups Wii's trade price

exchange rate nonsense

the price hikes on lots of products (apple) have nothing to do with the exchange rate. these are global companies, making profits globally. this exchange rate nonsense is a way to increase profits through sustained demand ie. mr joe public will still keep buying them and any slight decrease in sales can be balanced by bigger profits.

move on people.

3D TV by Christmas, hints Sky

gadget show last night?

anyone? it showed some decent 3d stuff. well, the guy with the x-ray specs said it looked decent to him.... not sure if you needed a new tv? anyone?

Jobs will return, says Apple's board

he'll return...in a box

then the i-ashes can be scattered around the apple cafe, very nice too.

Slash your way inside Apple's Mac Mini

why did gorilla boy bother?

really, what was the point?

you take apart most pc/gadgets and there's lot's of stuff crammed in there...yeah...and...like...so fooking what?

Firefox went ton up in bugs in 2008

still doesn't sort out...

the fucking slow startup of FF! why are IE and safari quicker, i go and boil the kettle while firefox starts up...jeez

Brit nuke subs exposed on Google Earth

hop on the no. 94 bus!

now that's funny...oh and of course very chilling.....thanks to the sun for saving us again...

iPhoney nano found, tested in Asia

that blokes a fake

well, a fake woman anyway. oh yeah, the phones junk too...

Straw slaps ban on Iraq debate docs

gutless

gutless old straw strikes again, larry the lamb has more balls than this bloke. jesus, good bye labour and thanks for all the....nothing.

oh, and amanfrommars - go and fucking grow up you silly sod

Laptop facial recognition defeated by Photoshop

3d

yep, part of the problem is the webcam only 'sees' in 2d, so you probably could just hold an image to fool it.

Jacqui's jihad on web extremism flops

bored? look at this on ebay:

item no: 270341270300

Cocaine now cheaper than lager

have a look on ebay

for this item no:

270341270300

Analyst predicts cut-price, updated 3G iPhone models

how do i become an analyst?

i predict something, and it may or may not happen...can i charge a fee for this?

Sony demos ultra-expensive, ultra-thin OLED telly

want....

want one..want one...want one...who's the blond?...want one...want one...

Asus N50 15in laptop

fingerprints

could you take someones fingerprint with cellotape and use that on the reader? i'm being daft, but does the reader also recognise that a finger is being used ie. does it feel the heat?

fingerprint readers?

do they actually work? 100% secure? they sound like a dixons-techno-add-on-for-£30 gimmick to me?!

First 'fully accurate' totally voice-controlled phone unveiled

oh dear

the 'inventor' looks like yer typical mobile sales-clown. sorry, another gimmick that we'll never see again. back to the refineries, bbc.

Apple moves to unify its OS and interface

quicktime..oh dear

a long time aple fan here but quicktime is a shambles...apple, pleeease make it run better, please let it handle avi files, please get rid of quicktime tv. in fact just buy vlc player and use that instead.

Another miserable quarter for Dixons

excellent news

i do feel sorry for any job losses, but the companies within the group are terrible! pcworld or pixmania anyone? the ratings for pixmania on reviewcentre are the worst i've seen for an online retailer...

if you work for the group, i'd get the local job paper quick...

UFO wind turbine prang site sealed

link to genius story:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/ufos/article2120065.ece

bollocks to the economy, get a 'vicious' dog and guard a 'secret' field.....

don't be...

so fucking stupid!

...a machine went faulty...

next story....

Asus sexes up Eee PC 1000 series

'sexes' up' where?

have you been on the pre-xmas brandy?

where/how has that thing been 'sexed up'? it looks like every other monkey-made aldi-special netbook to me.

hardly a macbook air is it? ( i mean in style, not price!)

iPhone gets virtual Windows desktop

boring

god that presentation is boring -'get on with it!'...

yeah, viewing windows on a tiny screen...2 terrible things together...

Appletops may get juice pump

Anonymoussss?

how come on every post, Anonymous Coward post several comments of different opinions? are you a skitzo or what? and how come you're a Anonymous Coward for different reasons on different days, like you work for companies who deal in different areas?

try and be brave.

oh, and this patent application is one of many that apple and the rest file every week - it usually means nothing, just some experimentation.

Japanese first to mass-produce tiny 'safe' lithium battery

life?

but do they perform for longer and have a longer total life?

- love those boffins though.

Apple tells Mac users: Get anti-virus

the most important aspect of this...

is what webster phreaky thinks about this.....has he woken up yet? i'm so looking forward to his unbiased opinion...

McKinnon faithful to stage further US embassy demo

frying tonite

i'm surprised about about these comments coming from 'techie' folk, but i agree, it's gone on too long, he knew what he was doing and it's costing UK taxpayers. so tough luck gary, maybe it's not too bad in a US sweatjail, just keep thinking about 'Stir Crazy'.

Beeb to cut the f**king swearing

@richard tanswell

"Am I the only one who actually found what those two did funny?"

nope, i thought it was hilarious and exactly what brand does everyweek, yes, he's a naughty boy, but that is what he does. everyone should go and find it and have a listen, pure comedy, as long as you understand what brand's humour is.

good to see andrew sachs furthering his career by appearing as manuel at the Prince Charles gig the other week, the silly, sad old turkey.

rossy on that gormless birds show

rossy was on lily allen's show and it was embarrassing to hear how much swearing they could both get out. yeah, it would be bad enough to be on her show, but it was like a sponsored swearing competition, as if they were trying to be 'street'.

and i'm no fucking prude, but the gwyneth paltrow comment was a bit much (although very true)

Nokia N96 16GB smartphone

score of 85% again

is it just me, or are loads of products reviewed on this site getting a score of 85%?? do any of them not make 86% or a dismal 84%? is it a case of not wanting to upset potential/current advertisers, so everything becomes as good as it's rival?

The Apple Armada - Still worthy of the Jolly Roger?

@kevin fields, you don't get the rest of the world, do you?

yes, you're right. i take it all back. the US is the best place to be, you are such a peaceful lot and never send under educated, working class kids into pointless wars while the children of your rich and politicians get educated in privately funded establishments.

i wish i lived there, thanks for correcting me.

i'm glad that you have an excellent health service where the poor get treatment at the same speed and quality as your top business executives.

i'm so sorry for upsetting your exceptional country, please don't invade the uk and punish us for our ignorant, behaviour and for all talking in dick van dyke-esque accents.

and lastly, oh great one, thank you, thank you for your endless succession of well mannered, highly educated heads of state.

@paul

'Please please please learn somthing about cutural norms and govenment befor you moan about it.'

Please learn something about spelling before you add comments using it.

@nuno

good point about the title of the article. those pesky charitable pirates.

also good to see people agreeing with my thoughts about being charitable, why the fuck should they? the government of the richest country in the world should look after it's people, along with the richest state in the US! it's not the job of 'techie' companies.

yes, they could support local computer museums and such, but i'm sure they do without making a big deal about it.

this article seems to be on apple's back because their leader hasn't done a bill gates and 'left' the company to feed the starving. no they haven't, and i didn't give anything to children in need because i chose to support other causes without making a song and dance about it.

MS dreams big as IE 6 for Windows Mobile nears

can't wait for the iphone version...

oh...bugger...

iPhone beats RIM for reliability, sales, consumer favour

icantbearsed

apparently 38% of statistics are made up, so where does this story fit in?

Palin didn't know Africa is a continent, McCain aides say

knowledgeability? does webster have this?

can anyone confirm that this is a word? poor webster crying again, now he doesn't like apple or obama....not your week is it old boy?

and fox 'news' - is this still owned by murdoch? along with quality red tops 'the sun' and NOTW'

Hands on with the RIM/Vodafone BlackBerry Storm

i'm sorry?

no wi-fi on a blackberry? what? how to instantly lose customers...

Users pour forth MacBook trackpad woes

poor webster

so webster finally admits to being an ex apple fan and having a pantomine attitude problem.....you should look after your equipment mate cos my 6 year old g4 powerbook still works great, as does my 8 year old imac dv.....shush shush now cry baby....

Microsoft's Azure means dark days for storage vendors

lando calrissian?

isn't the cloud where lando lived?

anyway, why would i bother when i can buy a pea sized, 200 gazillion gigabyte hard drive for 37 pence? so i keep MY data in MY pocket, not at lando's house.

Netbooks take ten per cent of Euro PC market

wait for the apple version

coming in january.....yippee!

MS hit with Red Ring of Death lawsuit

noise

well i'm an apple fan and i love my 360, great value folks, just remember what we had 10 years ago. it plays all sorts of files off a flash drive and is good fun.

it's just a pity about the noise and heat from it. oh, and it never starts up first time, i always have to turn off and try again.

but still, great value and fun, don't take it too seriously, they'll fix it for you.

MacBook range revamp snippets slip out

eh?

why would you want to slide your laptop into your monitor? eh? so you'd have to buy another keyboard and mouse? and it would be a heavy monitor then? eh?

unless they bring out a sub notebook that blasts the millions of others, then its going to be nothing more than some laptop updates...move on people...

Asus sexes up Eee line

eh?

errr...another new model? how many do they have now?

BlackBerry Storm finally blows in

oooooooohhhh

finally, an decent iphone competitor....looks tasty i must admit...

eBay cuts jobs, buys credit firm

security concerns..nahh

"you can enter your birthday and the last four digits of your social security number" and this is for people nervous about online security. WTF?!

wonder what their commission is when paying by this?

Jodrell Bank spared the chop

Darren Sandford

your missing my point which is that the visitor experience is poor. i love science/technology and history, but the UK visitor experience to places like jodrell is stuck in the past, the yanks do it so much better. st pauls is beautiful as it is, and have you visited stonehenge? one of the most disappointing visitor experiences in the UK.

and Duncan Hothersall. the visitor experience is the most important thing if you are a paying visitor, yes. it has to be done in an exciting, inspirational manner which i didn't find at jodrell bank. i love space and science but was left deflated by the experience. hope you understand, pillock.

Leak reveals Xbox 360 Pro debut due

Xbox 360 60GB Live Starter Pack - catchy title!

hmm tasty, will the starter model have hdmi output on then?